Undergraduate Programs

Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language and Literature

The Bachelor of Arts in Arabic Language and Literature program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the Arabic language and its rich literary tradition. The program will cover a broad range of topics, including Arabic grammar, syntax, and vocabulary, as well as the history of Arabic literature, poetry, and prose. The program consists of (120 CH) distributed between (33 CH) of general education, (66 CH) hours of major, distributed between 42 compulsory hours, and 18 hours of elective in 3 packages, from each package the student chooses two subjects, and an internship (6 CH). In addition to (6 CH) college requirement, (6 CH) compulsory, and (9 CH) free electives. The new program considers the needs of labour markets and keeps pace with developments in the field of specialization and the requirements of graduate studies, by adding new subjects to the plan, increasing the number of major hours from (45 CH) to (66 CH), and adding practical training, collage requirement and supporting requirements.

Program Objectives

• Developing the student's knowledge in language sciences, literary arts and criticism, old and new, and enhancing belonging to the Arabic language and the sincere desire for its wisdom.
• Training the student on critical thinking skills, writing research, and using the resources effectively.
• Developing effective communication skills by focusing on advanced literacy skills, listening and speaking skills.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

• Communicate effectively in standard Arabic, both orally and in writing.
• Identify the linguistic and rhetorical system in terms of its structures and provisions phonetically, morphologically, grammatically and semantically.
• Analyzes literary, linguistic and critical texts, demonstrating their features and genres.
• Critiques literary, critical and linguistic works within their cultural and historical contexts.
• Apply critical thinking skills in the study of Arabic language & literature.

Degree Requirements

Required Credit Hours : minimum 120 hours

General Education (Req. CH: 21)

Students shall register 6 CH from the 6 following themes (a maximum of 3 CH from each theme, except theme 11, where all 6 CHs should be taken for a particular language)

(Registering in any of these courses (CHIN101, FCH101, KOR101, GER101, SPN101) should be followed by registering in the relevant complementary course (CHIN102, FCH102, GER102, KOR102, SPN102, respectively)

College Requiremens

Supporting Requirements

Arabic Language and Literature Major (Req CH: 51)

Intrenship

Elective Courses (Ch. Hrs. :18)

Free Elective